Media Coverage Archives – #JusticeForSarm #JusticeForSarm

People: Mom Pushes for Answers After Daughter Vanished from Boyfriend’s Yacht 3 Years Ago: ‘What Happened?’

Sarm Heslop disappeared on a foreign island in 2021. Her boyfriend’s alleged actions in the aftermath only deepened her family’s fears of foul play Read the full story at https://people.com/mom-pushes-answers-daughter-vanished-from-boyfriends-yacht-3-years-ago-8629311

Law & Crime Network Sidebar podcast: Woman Vanished from Boyfriend’s Yacht: PI Tells All

David Johnston, former Commander of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command with the Metropolitan Police, who is assisting Sarm’s on a pro bono basis, is interviewed by the Law & Crime network podcast, Sidebar. There are a number of areas that are not rocket science. Candidly, we’re at a stage… Continue reading...

The Daily Mail: Mother begs US President for help as she slams local police

He was advised to immediately get in touch with the coastguard, but reportedly didn’t do so until nine hours later. When officials eventually boarded the catamaran, a coastguard report alleged Bane was ‘highly intoxicated’ and prevented a search of the cabin. Read more at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13222343/Mother-Brit-air-hostess-Sarm-Heslop-vanished-Virgin-Islands-Joe-Biden-help.html

Sky News: Mother of British woman asks President Biden for help finding her daughter

Three years after going missing from her boyfriend’s catamaran, Ms Heslop is still officially missing, but her mother now believes she was killed. The family have recruited a former Met Police homicide commander to assist in the search. Read the full story and see the news report at https://news.sky.com/story/sarm-heslop-mother-of-british-woman-missing-in-us-virgin-islands-asks-president-biden-for-help-finding-her-daughter-13098904

The Missing podcast: Sarm Heslop

One night, whilst moored at the harbour, the pair went ashore for dinner and drinks. Their return journey, as they approached the dinghy that would get them back to the boat, was picked up by CCTV. A short while later, In the early hours of the morning on March 8th,… Continue reading...

LBC: ‘Help me find my daughter’: Mother’s plea to Foreign Secretary

Sarm’s Mum, Brenda, has spoken to LBC following the third anniversary of Sarm’s disappearance. “We don’t have the answers we need. I’m hoping one day we can bring her home and put her to rest. “It’s not just me and her father Peter, but all her friends have put their… Continue reading...

The Daily Telegraph: Virgin Islands police trying to ‘take the heat off themselves’ over missing Briton

It’s appalling that the VIPD would share this kind of information with a local news outlet instead of properly updating Sarm’s family. “Once again, it shows a total lack of respect for her grieving family and friends Read more at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/17/virgin-islands-police-accused-heat-missing-briton/

The Times: Her boyfriend wouldn’t look me in the eye

“Sarm was missing. He said he’d been searching and that other people were out searching. And then I said something that now seems really stupid. I said: ‘But she loved you.’ It was almost like I was thinking without realising it: ‘What have you done?’ “I go over it in… Continue reading...

Daily Mail: I was suspicious of my best friend’s boyfriend from the moment he called to say she’d vanished

At first, she recalls, ‘he sounded upset, but almost drained from it all. It might be his American accent — he’s a very slow speaker — but I would have been absolutely frantic. It was almost as if he was shrugging his shoulders, like he didn’t know what to do’.… Continue reading...

The Independent: Boyfriend of missing Sarm Heslop has given up on boats and is now a pilot, says his ex-wife

Ryan Bane’s ex-wife says ‘he was like a dream, but it was all a lie’ Read more at https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sarm-heslop-missing-ryan-bane-b2510787.html